Pigments for spin dyeing

of polypropylene fibers

Ciba® CROMOPHTAL® Red A2B

Anthraquinone
C.I. Pigment Red 177
C.I. No. 65 300

Application in polypropylene fibers

CROMOPHTAL Red A2B, a bluish red pigment, has its

strengths in outstanding light fastness and very good hot-
light fastness. These, coupled with excellent textile
fastness properties allow its use in many applications
including automotive textiles and also as a shading
component.
CROMOPHTAL Red A2B has very high processing stability
and is thus suitable for high-temperature processes such as
spin-bonding and melt-blowing.
Ciba ® CROMOPHTAL® Red A2B
Fastness properties in polypropylene fiber

Lig ht fastness p roperties

Test method Pigment concent rat ion
Xenon light blue scale 0.10% 7-8
(ISO 105-B02) 0.25% 7-8
0.50% 7-8
1.00% 7-8
Carpet l ight gray s ca le 40 100 200 hours
(AATCC 16E - 1987) 0.10% 4-5 4-5 4
0.50% 5 4-5 4-5
2
Hot light SAE gray s ca le 326 488 600 1000 kJ/m
(SAE J-1885) 0.10% 4-5 4 4 3
0.25% 4-5 4 4 3-4
0.50% 5 4-5 4-5 4
1.00% 5 4-5 4-5 4-5

Wet fastness properties

Test method Change Stain ing on
(Pigm ent concentration at 1.00%: gray s cale ratings) PP WO CO PA-6 CV
Washing test 3 4-5 4-5 4 4-5 - -
(ISO 105-CO3)
Organi c sol ven ts perchloro- 4-5 - - - - -
(ISO 105-X05) ethylene
Severe bleach hypochlorite 0.10% 4 - - - - -
(ISO 105-N01) 0.25% 4 - - - - -
0.50% 4 - - - - -
1.00% 4-5 - - - - -
Chlorinated water hypochlorite 4-5 - - - - -
(ISO 105-E03)
Shampoo 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 -
(IWS-TM-233 -08/85)
Perspi rati on alkaline 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 - 4-5
(ISO 105-E04) acid 4-5 4-5 4 4-5 - 4-5
Steam pleating seve re steam 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 - -
(ISO 105-P02) 20’/130°C
Rubbing untreate d dry - - - 3-4 - -
(ISO 105-X12) 20’/130°C steam - - - 4 - -
untreate d we t - - - 4-5 - -

The foregoing data are given without engagement; they are,

however, reliable if applied correctly and adapted to local conditions.
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